Family Reunions

Getting Started

Select a date six months to a year in advance to allow for adequate planning.

Sleeping accommodations: Inventory the homes of local relatives. Consider:

Sleeping bags on the floor for kids

A guest room or two

Check local hotels for group rates

Campers

Where to hold the reunion:

Your home or another relative’s

Local church

Fraternal organization halls

City parks

Restaurant or hotel party rooms

Set the Mood

Ideas for invitations:

Collect a photo of the oldest member and the youngest member of the family. Attach photos to a piece of paper folded to make a card. Write general information in the card.

Suggested copy: “Let’s get everyone together from our newest member to our most respected.”

Photocopy and send to every household.

Cut out a tree from brown construction paper for a family tree. Glue it to a white piece of paper. Write reunion details around the tree in green ink at angles to resemble leaves. Create one for each family, or photocopy in color for more copies.

Photocopy a genealogy chart. Reduce it to the size you need. Use it as the cover for your invitation.

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